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Savonarola
History of Christianity is a six part survey designed to stimulate your curiosity by providing glimpses of pivotal events and persons in the spread of the church.
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est your knowledge of martyrs.
- Considered the first martyr of the church, he was also one of its first deacons. His story appears in Acts 6-7.
a. Timothy
b. Stephen
c. Paul
d. Absolom
- Polycarp was:
(a) A Roman emperor who ordered persecution of Christians.
(b) A Christian bishop burned at the stake for his faith
(c) A region of North Africa known for its fierce persecution of Christians.
(d) Parrot food made from fish.
- This Bohemian preacher was one of the first Protestant reformers, pre-dating Martin Luther by more than a century. He was burned at the stake for his beliefs.
a. Savanarola
b. Francis of Assisi
c. John Hus
d. John Calvin
- This young missionary was killed in 1956, along with four others, in an effort to take the gospel to the Auca Indians of Ecuador. His widow went on to become a popular speaker and author.
a. Francis Schaeffer
b. Frank ten Boom
c. Jim Elliot
d. Peter Marshall
(answers below)
1. Stephen 2. Christian bishop 3. John Hus 4. Jim Elliot |
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